About Arthur Pickering
Lived 1878 – 1939 (aged 60–61). Arthur Pickering was a British cricketer.
Arthur Stanley Pickering (24 March 1885 – 17 February 1969) was an English international rugby union player.
Biography Pickering was born in Dewsbury and learned his rugby at Batley Grammar School.
A three-quarter, Pickering played for Harrogate and was an England reserve against the 1906–07 Springboks. His solitary cap came in place of centre John Birkett for England's 1907 Home Nations match in Dublin, where he contributed a penalty goal in a losing cause.
Pickering had a daughter who was married to the explorer Byron Khun de Prorok.
In 1969, Pickering died of pneumonia following surgery for a fractured femur.
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Who was Arthur Pickering?
cricketer (1878-1939)
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Arthur Pickering was born in 1878.
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Arthur Pickering died on 15 December 1939 in Bristol.
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Arthur Pickering was a cricketer.
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Arthur Pickering was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Arthur Pickering. https://biography.guide/arthur-pickering-cricketer/
MLA: "Arthur Pickering." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/arthur-pickering-cricketer/.
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